Szolnoki Olajbányász

Szolnoki Olajbányász is a professional basketball team based in Szolnok, Hungary. The team also goes by the name of Olaj, which is a well-known nickname in the country. The club competes in the Hungarian League.

Szolnoki Olajbányász
Nickname	Olaj
Leagues	Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A Champions League
Founded	1959; 66 years ago (1959)
History	List Alföldi Olajbányász 1959–1988 Szolnoki Olajbányász 1988–1993 Szolnoki Olaj KK 1993–2000 MOL Szolnok 2000–2004 Szolnoki Olaj KK 2004–2019 Szolnoki Olajbányász 2019–present
Arena	Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok
Capacity	3,000[1]
Location	Szolnok, Hungary
Team colors	Red, Black
Team manager	Tamás Csősz
Head coach	Oliver Vidin
Championships	8 Hungarian Leagues 8 Hungarian Cups
Website	olajofficial.hu
Home Away

Semifinal game against PVSK Pécs in 2007

Established in 1959, it is one of the most successful teams in Hungarian basketball with eight Hungarian championships. Olaj has also won eight Hungarian Cup titles. The team's home arena is the Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok.

History

The club was founded in 1959,^[2] and it has since developed into one of the most successful basketball teams in Hungary. Olaj has won four Hungarian National Championships, four Hungarian Cups since 1989 (the year when they earned a spot in the Hungarian 1st division).

Former Szolnoki Olaj logo used until 2019

In 2012, the club played the EuroChallenge Final Four where they were beaten by Beşiktaş Milangaz. For the 2012–13 season, Szolnoki Olaj was invited to join the Adriatic League. In 2014 they won the Hungarian Basketball Cup once again.^[3] Szolnok made the EuroChallenge Final Four for the second time made in 2014, and ended on the 4th place once again, after losing to Triumph Lyubertsy and Royal Halı Gaziantep.

Team

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Szolnoki Olajbányász roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G/F 3 Pallai, Tamás 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 24 – (2001-02-19)19 February 2001 SF 7 Rudner, Gábor 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 27 – (1998-03-01)1 March 1998 PG 30 Somogyi, Ádám 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 25 – (2000-06-30)30 June 2000 F/C Molnár, Márton 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 31 – (1994-01-07)7 January 1994 G Darthard, Le'Tre 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 25 – (2000-01-12)12 January 2000 SF Vrabac, Adin 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 31 – (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 C Skeens, Brady 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 29 – (1995-08-08)8 August 1995	Head coach Gašper Potočnik Assistant coach(es) Gábor Szarvas Tamás Mándoki Physiotherapist(s) Dániel Ecseki Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: March 1, 2023

Honours

Domestic competitions

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (National Championship of Hungary)

• Champions (8): 1990–91, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
• Runners-up (3): 1992–93, 1999–00, 2012–13
• Third place (2): 1994–95, 1997–98

Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

• Winners (8): 2002, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019
• Finalist (6): 1993, 1994, 1995, 2013, 2016, 2017

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Tarik Phillip
• Márton Báder
• Ákos Keller
• Péter Lóránt
• Greg Somogyi
• Strahinja Milošević
• Aaron Craft
• Justin Holiday

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Domestic cup	European competitions
1989–90	1	NB I/A	10th
1990–91	1	NB I/A	1st
1991–92	1	NB I/A	5th		1 European League	R2
					2 European Cup	R3
1992–93	1	NB I/A	2nd	Runner-up	3 Korać Cup	R3
1993–94	1	NB I/A	5th	Runner-up	3 Korać Cup	R2
1994–95	1	NB I/A	3rd	Runner-up	3 Korać Cup	R2
1995–96	1	NB I/A	7th		3 Korać Cup	R2
1996–97	1	NB I/A	7th
1997–98	1	NB I/A	3rd
1998–99	1	NB I/A	7th
1999–00	1	NB I/A	2nd
2000–01	1	NB I/A	4th		3 Korać Cup	R32
2001–02	1	NB I/A	4th	Champion
2002–03	1	NB I/A	8th	Fourth place
2003–04	1	NB I/A	10th
2004–05	1	NB I/A	6th
2005–06	1	NB I/A	8th
2006–07	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion
2007–08	1	NB I/A	4th
2008–09	1	NB I/A	7th	Third place
2009–10	1	NB I/A	4th
2010–11	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion	3 EuroChallenge	RS
2011–12	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion	3 EuroChallenge	4th
2012–13	1	NB I/A	2nd	Runner-up	3 EuroChallenge	L16
2013–14	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion	3 EuroChallenge	4th
2014–15	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion	2 Eurocup	RS
2015–16	1	NB I/A	1st	Runner-up	2 Eurocup	L32
2016–17	1	NB I/A	5th	Runner-up	3 Champions League	RS
2017–18	1	NB I/A	1st	Champion	4 FIBA Europe Cup	R2
2018–19	1	NB I/A	4th	Champion	3 Champions League	QR1
					4 FIBA Europe Cup	R2
2019–20	1	NB I/A	7th1	Cancalled1
2020–21	1	NB I/A	2nd	Third place	4 FIBA Europe Cup	RS
2021–22	1	NB I/A	5th	Champion	4 FIBA Europe Cup	RS
2022–23	1	NB I/A

^1 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary.

In European competition

Source: basketball.eurobasket.com

• Participations in EuroCup: 2x
• Participations in Champions League: 1x
• Participations in FIBA Europe Cup: 3x
• Participations in EuroChallenge: 4x
• Participations in Korać Cup: 2x

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1995–96	Korać Cup	First round	KK Cenex	(wo.)
		Round of 64	Aris Moda Bagno	64-66	72-106	136–172
2000–01	Korać Cup	First round	Pogón Ruda Ślaska	110-68	70-95	180–163
		Round of 64	UKJ Sübe	82-68	87-87	169–155
		Round of 32 (Group F)	Viola Reggio Calabria	–	–	3rd
			Telit Trieste	–	–
			Olympique Lausanne	–	–
2010–11	EuroChallenge	Qualifying round	Keravnos	75-52	67-56	142–108
		Regular season (Group A)	Spartak Saint Petersburg	88–72	70–88	3rd
			Gravelines-Dunkerque	70–69	71–82
			Nizhny Novgorod	86–82	62–76
2011–12	EuroChallenge Fourth place	Qualifying round	Tampereen Pyrintö	68-57	69-77	137–134
		Regular season (Group H)	Artland Dragons	90–85	78–86	2nd
			Keravnos	81–93	91–82
			Pau-Lacq-Orthez	85–70	75–67
		Last 16 (Group J)	Élan Chalon	90–81	64–85	2nd
			Telekom Baskets Bonn	96–94	75–89
			Generali Okapi Aalstar	112–76	84–86
		Quarterfinal	Ventspils	2–1
		Semifinal (F4)	Beşiktaş Milangaz	60–64
		Third place (F4)	Triumph Lyubertsy	87–94
2012–13	EuroChallenge	Regular season (Group F)	Elba Timișoara	77–71	93–80	2nd
			EWE Baskets Oldenburg	67–85	70–87
			Lami-Véd Körmend	83–94	96–92
		Last 16 (Group J)	Paris-Levallois	74–80	71–93	3rd
			Gravelines-Dunkerque	75–71	78–82
			Hapoel Unet Holon	81–66	77–72
2013–14	EuroChallenge Fourth place	Regular season (Group H)	Tsmoki Minsk	69–68	68–76	2nd
			Rilski Sportist	73–66	78–76
			BC Mureș	68–76	85–72
		Last 16 (Group J)	Pallacanestro Reggiana	90–78	68–90	2nd
			Cholet Basket	65–48	85–70
			KK Krka	74–67	78–89
		Quarterfinal	Tartu Ülikool/Rock	2–1
		Semifinal (F4)	Triumph Lyubertsy	59–61
		Third place (F4)	Royal Halı Gaziantep	75–87
2014–15	EuroCup	Regular season (Group D)	Khimki	65–79	84–98	5th
			Beşiktaş Integral Forex	70–73	68–67
			Zenit Saint Petersburg	96–94	61–81
			VEF Rīga	96–84	61–71
			Union Olimpija	80–86	67–89
2015–16	EuroCup	Regular season (Group E)	Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	85–67	67–76	4th
			Lietuvos rytas	65–89	99–98
			Zenit Saint Petersburg	75–84	64–89
			Avtodor Saratov	83–79	78–104
			PAOK	78–69	69–72
		Last 32 (Group N)	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	86–75	74–90	4th
			Galatasaray Odeabank	54–74	59–87
			CAI Zaragoza	70–80	60–88
2016–17	Champions League	Regular season (Group E)	AEK Athens	76–89	49–92	8th
			Partizan NIS	55–70	67–77
			Stelmet Zielona Góra	86–75	63–83
			Beşiktaş Sompo Japan	91–96	74–89
			Dinamo Sassari	73–72	88–97
			MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg	81–91	56–99
			Proximus Spirou	74–79	87–92
2017–18	FIBA Europe Cup	Qual. Round 1	Trabzonspor Medical Park	108-98	68-77	176–175
		Qual. Round 2	Södertälje Kings	86-63	73-75	159–138
		Regular season (Group H)	Nizhny Novgorod	97–71	70–78	2nd
			Falco Vulcano	89–79	74–84
			Karpoš Sokoli	94–73	91–73
		Last 16 (Group K)	Bakken Bears	91–68	96–100	4th
			Tsmoki-Minsk	79–45	61–86
			Mornar Bar	89–92	68–73
2018–19	Champions League	Qual. Round 1	Red October Cantù	68-69	71-90	139–159
2018–19	FIBA Europe Cup
		Regular season (Group H)	Dinamo Sassari	87–74	94–98	1st
			Falco Vulcano	79–76	83–66
			Leicester Riders	82–79	84–81
		Last 16 (Group I)	s.Oliver Würzburg	83–92	71–118	4th
			Pınar Karşıyaka	70–74	95–102
			Z-Mobile Prishtina	89–76	76–81
2020–21	FIBA Europe Cup	Regular season (Group C)	Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski	80–90	—	3rd
			Ironi Nes Ziona	73–90	—
			Sporting CP	78–67	—